While hard to imagine today, Capitol Hill was farmland until its selection as the site for Capitol building in 1791, when the city-planner Pierre L’Enfant identified a rise in the land as perfect for his vision. Today, the area's 19th century buildings are home to a thriving residential neighborhood of tremendous diversity.

TV 26 Features

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Marine Barracks Washington The oldest active post of the United States Marine Corps has been a fixture of Washington D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood since 1801. Witness the military traditions proudly continued day in and day out by Marines at the barracks at "8th and I". Watch the feature.

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Tom Kelly's Capitol Hill Washington D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood is often identified by its great structures: the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress and Union Station. But to a boy growing up there in the 1920s and 1930s those were the places your neighbors worked or built. WETA visits with Tom Kelly as he shares his memories of the neighborhood where he's lived for all of his life. Watch the feature.

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National Capital Bank On Pennsylvania Avenue, sandwiched between two modern banking goliaths, stands National Capital Bank. WETA explores how this seemingly small, family-run business has survived since 1889, weathering stock market crashes, great depressions, recessions and more. Watch the feature.

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Congressional Cemetery Most people think of cemeteries as final resting places for the dead, but Capitol Hill's Congressional Cemetery has become something of a place for the living. WETA discovers how an immense community effort has led to the preservation and transformation of the historic cemetery. Watch the feature.